HAIR LOSS - WOMAN
Hair loss in women named female
hair loss, female alopecia hair loss is also called
female pattern
baldness.
Why Hair Loss In
Women?
More than 30
million women in the United States suffer hair loss thinning hair or
baldness in some form.
One in five women suffer from female hair loss.
Women's hair loss make up forty percent of total hair loss sufferers in
America. The 1999 survey by AC Nielsen in
Singapore showed that hair loss affects 23 percent of men and 21 percent
of women. Female hair loss effect self image and emotional pain on women
with hair loss.
American
physicians & their medical associations
do not take women's hair loss condition
seriously. Hair loss patients
suffer psychological & emotional
conditions alone and that may their
affects physical health. Slowly there is
an
awareness of the need to increase
research on hair loss disease that
affect both men and women of all ages.
What health issues may cause hair loss in women?
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Pregnancy and the months after labor,
post-partum
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Women who go through menopause
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Female hormonal imbalance
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At any stage when estrogen levels decrease and
testosterone increases.
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When
starting or stopping oral contraceptives,
birth control pills
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More on
women's health & hair loss
What causes hair loss in women?
Jennifer
wrote: "I'm
a 22 year old female and my hair started to thin about a year ago. My
dermatologist prescribed Rogaine. After three months of use I saw no
results. Actually the problem became worse, and I have since stopped
using the product. I'm very distressed over the situation. Help!"
Some of the most common
hair loss causes, other than female pattern baldness are:
stress related hair loss
may be a factor in the hair loss. Furthermore, stress can
increase the speed of the hair loss process of individuals who have genetically
inherited the trait. Severe stress,
such as the loss of a loved one, severe illness or major surgery, may lead to hair loss.
Additionally, prescription
drugs, chemo and radiation therapies, and
diseases, such as circulatory disorders and arthritis, can cause hair loss. Temporary hair loss may
be initiated by medications, such as blood pressure drugs, Beta Blockers for depression, oral
contraceptives as artificial Estrogens, Naproxin Sodium (Nuprin) and others.
Also, excessive intake of iron or
vitamin A is toxic and can cause hair loss. Some
illnesses may lead to thinning hair, including: thyroid disease, overactive or
under active thyroid gland, ringworm, syphilis, and even high fever.
Ringworm of the scalp is a
fungal infection affecting the hair follicles, resulting in hair loss.
This is contagious
and is most common in children as a hair loss cause. Prescribed treatments of lotions or oral drugs may help hair
re-growth and stop hair loss. Furthermore, skin cancer can directly destroy hair follicles. Also, burns
permanently damage the exposed skin deeply, causing baldness.
In
addition, anxiety
habits, such as, compulsive hair
pulling or scalp rubbing, damage hair follicles. This nervous behavior is known
as tri-chotillomania, and it affects 2 percent of the population. Hair
loss due to
ri-chotillomania
cannot be treated effectively until the psychological reasons are
addressed.
Medical illness Alopecia areata,
is non
life-threatening hair loss medical condition which causes hair to fall out
in clumps and causes bald spots, which may progress to complete hair loss.
Some
lose their hair with bald spots in certain areas and others with thinning
hair all over.
Medical diagnosis will
determine this auto immune disease.
Scarring alopecia hair loss
due to scarring of the scalp area. The condition occurs in
African-American women and due to persistent tight braiding of hair, or
inflammation of hair follicles and subsequent scarring.
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What products are most widely used for women's hair loss?
For women's hair loss, medical
hair loss treatments most widely
used
are surgical hair transplants hair restoration procedures and the
5-alpha-reductace inhibitors
medical drug
Rogaine for women {Minoxidil}.
By far, the most widely
used non
medical hair loss treatments for women are the cosmetic options of wigs or hair extensions. These
are used as hair loss solution to conceal thinning hair or complete
baldness.
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Did you know...
If you have
sudden hair loss, you should first check with your family doctor, an
internist or even your gynecologist. A dermatologist will treat
skin infections that cause hair loss.
If you are
losing hair, it may be necessary for you to see an endocrinologist for
hormone imbalances, namely androgens.
As with any medical condition, check with your doctor for possible
reasons for your hair loss. Check with your doctor
for diagnosis of your hair loss and to check that your
thyroid is normal. Thinning hair is just one of the many symptoms that
may suggest a low or hypo-thyroid condition -- prevalent in women going
through mid-life hormonal changes. It
may be necessary for you to see an endocrinologist for hormone
imbalances, namely androgens. Your birth control pills might be
too strong for you. Your gynecologist can monitor your estrogen
and progesterone levels which fluctuate during pregnancy and menopause.
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